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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Motors |
| Date | Fri, 24 Oct 2003 01:27:30 -0400 |
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At 10:03 PM 10/23/2003 -0700, James Laspesa wrote:
>Ah yes, "Forget about You"....the great lost Grass Roots single that never
>was!
Between this song's blatant resemblance to "Sooner Or Later" and the even
more in-your-face thievery of the chorus of "Love and Loneliness" from
Steve Stills, it's like they were *trying* to get their asses sued off!
However, both times they improved upon the originals by some degree.
>Astoundingly GREAT Pop. Let's not forget "Airport, "Metropolis",
>"That's what John Said", among many other Motors highlights. An interesting
>band.....sort of "Working Class Pub Rock Bubblegum". Actually, "Dancing the
>night away" is among my least faves. Whatever happened to Andy McMaster?
For that matter, after his one solo album, what happened to Nick Garvey?
Has anyone heard from Bram Tchaikovsky in the last 20 years? All of 'em,
completely off the face of the earth.
S
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